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Household of Margaret Adam (born 1809, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Margaret Adam and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Margaret Adam, born in 1809 in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. Margaret was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; John (born 1842 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1845 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1847 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Harvey (born 1856 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Margaret's Grandson, William Johnston, born in 1874 in Bothwell, Roxburghshire, Scotland.


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Margaret Adam's household

Female

Margaret

Adam

Head
Male

John

Adam

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Johnston

Daughter
Male

James

Adam

Son
Male

Harvey

Adam

Son
Male

William

Johnston

Grandson
First name(s) Margaret
Last name Adam
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Margaret

Adam

Head

Widow

72

1809

Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Adam

Son

Married

39

1842

Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Johnston

Daughter

Married

36

1845

Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Adam

Son

Unmarried

34

1847

Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Harvey

Adam

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Johnston

Grandson

-

7

1874

Bothwell, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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